Patagonia Winterfest Sale

So the word is that the Patagonia Winterfest Sale starts on February 18, but I've yet to get confirmation anywhere.  Anyone have any word on this? 

New Patagonia Stores

photo from thecleanestline.com

Nice post on The Cleanest Line about the new Patagonia stores that have opened.  I have been to 6 or 7 but the one I like the best is probably the Ventura store which, according to the blog post, is a former slaughter house.